zaffer

or zaf·fre

[ zaf-er ]

noun
  1. an artificial mixture, resembling smalt, containing cobalt oxide and, usually, silica, used to produce a blue color in glass and in ceramic glazes.

Origin of zaffer

1
1655–65; <Italian zaffera, perhaps <Latin sapphīrasapphire

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zaffer

zaffre

/ (ˈzæfə) /


noun
  1. impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels

Origin of zaffer

1
C17: from Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrus sapphire

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